My blog post is short today, but I wanted to share an amazing video with you. Please check out Johnny Flynn's and Laura Marling's performance of "The Water". This song has, on its own, influenced my songwriting. It's beautiful and charming. Please give it a listen. It's a wonderful folk tune. Here you go:

The Water - Released November 1st 2010 on Transgressive RecordsJohnny Flynn and Laura Marling

Hope you are having a good Friday! Today I'd like to share some more music with you. Living in London makes it hard to go to their shows these days, but their music is absolutely amazing. Fictionist is an American Rock band made up of Excellent musicians Aaron Anderson, Robbie Connolly, Jacob Jones, Brandon Kitterman, and Stuart Maxfield. I grew up around their music and have followed them since I was 15 or 16 years old. I've been lucky enough to open a few shows for them. They bring a modern twist…

Today's blog is about Mason Jennings, an American Folk artist that has greatly influenced me over the years. He is in my top 10 favorite artists.
I was introduced to Mason Jennings in high school. I can truly say that Mason Jennings' music altered the course of my music and allowed to me to overcome many songwriting barriers that I was dealing with as a teenager. His lyrics and simplicity really appeal to me. I've been to many of his concerts and have been lucky enough to meet him a few times over…

I personally enjoy all kinds of music. When I'm looking to gain further songwriting inspiration, I have a few 'go to' artists. William Fitzsimmons is one of those artists. His evocative acoustic tunes are wonderful to listen to and touch on many personal themes.

One song of his that I like is "Everything Has Changed". Check it out by clicking on the image: